Entrepreneurs And Community Builders Converge At The St. Louis Young Professionals Summit

In line with its mission of igniting young leaders for a stronger charitable community, Launch St. Louis is bringing like-minded entrepreneurs, activists and community builders for the 3rd Annual Gateway to the Future: A St. Louis Young Professionals Summit on Friday, October 9.

Originally serving as the Young Friends of Gilda for Gilda’s Club St. Louis, Launch St. Louis was created to serve as a resource for organizations looking to create “young friends” groups.

The half-day summit taking place at the Missouri History Museum features discussions on issues impacting the region.

“We started the Gateway to the Future Summit because we saw a need to bring together young professionals and start a dialogue about the importance of getting involved and giving back to the community,” said Jill Lewin, Vice Chair of Launch St. Louis. “All of us on the board were having these one-on-one conversations with young professionals around town who were doing incredible things. We wanted to create a forum where we could bring everyone together in one room and have that conversation on a larger scale. The summit gives young professionals the opportunity to meet each other, to get more involved, and to work together to make our community a better place.”

Kelly is Cofounder/Managing Partner of EQ and Cofounder of ALIVE Media Group. After earning an M.A. in literature at Washington University in St. Louis, Kelly cofounded ALIVE in 2002. He believes becoming an entrepreneur can change not only the life of that entrepreneur, but also his/her community and the world, and that being able to tell stories of transformation like that is the best job one could have.